Kazakhstan, Russia raise gold holdings in May -IMF data

NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Russia and Kazakhstan raised
their gold holdings again in May, while Turkey lowered its
reserves in April, the latest data from the International
Monetary Fund showed on Wednesday.

Russia, which has one of the world's largest central bank
gold reserves, increased its reserves by 4.3 tonnes to 1,250.9
tonnes last month, the third straight monthly rise.

In April, Turkey cuts its holdings by 6.5 tonnes to 506.5
tonnes. The Turkish central bank counts gold held with
commercial banks as part of the country's reserves.
(Reporting by Josephine Mason; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)